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Nelson C. Keshen

Nelson C. Keshen
  • Attorney

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Practice Areas

  • Probate & Estate Administration
  • Estate Planning
  • Estate planning
  • Real estate
  • Business law

Biography

Mr. Keshen received his LLM in taxation from New York University in 1971; his LLB from Boston University School of Law in 1968; and his AB from Cornell University in 1964. He has been practicing law since 1968 and is a member of the Florida, Massachusetts, and New Jersey Bars. He chaired for several years the Board Certification Review course for Wills, Trusts & Estates Certification sponsored by the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar. He is a past member of the Executive Council for the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar. He serves as a member of the Probate Rules Committee of the Florida Bar governing probate and guardianship administration. He is also a member of the Corporate Fiduciaries' Committee of the Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and of the Miami-Dade County Bar Probate Committee. He has frequently lectured about Wills, Living Trusts, Living Wills, Health Care Powers, Durable Powers of Attorney, Probate Litigation, and Homestead law.

Education

  • New York University School of Law, New York, New York
    • LL.M. - 1971
    • Major: Taxation
  • Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Juris Doctor - 1968
  • Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
    • B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1964

Bar Admissions

  • Massachusetts, 1968
  • New Jersey, 1971
  • Florida, 1972
  • U.S. Federal Courts, 1968

Professional Associations

  • New Jersey State, Member
  • Massachusetts Bar Association, Member
  • American Bar Association, Member
  • The Florida Bar, Member, Probate Rules Committee
  • The Florida Bar, Probate and Trust Law Section, Member
  • Corporate Fiduciaries Committee of Probate and Trust Law Section, Member
  • National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member

Honors

  • AV Preeminent from Martindale-Hubbell

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Mentor to Graduate Students for the University of Miami LLM Estate Tax Program, Present

Fraternities or Sororities

  • Zeta Beta Tau